# Accident 19730320005549A: Bell 47G2, Hanlontown, IA, March 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1973
- Place: Hanlontown, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.2809° N, 93.3789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanlontown, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2809&lon=-93.3789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12412-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-K-Copter 47G-2 (registry code 1181066, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 95 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320005549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SEEDING NEW HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY,ROTOR BLADE HIT SIGN POST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC73DCD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD52), Mar 20, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N12412), Hanlontown, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12412 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820827042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827042189A), Aug 27, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Palo, IA, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel contamination.
- [Accident 19760729021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729021969A), Jul 29, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Oskaloosa, IA, Destroyed. Loud noise,like a backfire,prior to pwr loss.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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